Clint Boulton

Following months of previews and testing, IBM released in open beta the most complete version of its next-generation Stinger database software Monday. Looking to slingshot past the competition with new features and better performance, Big Blue officials said the latest DB2 Universal Database goes beyond what rivals Microsoft and Oracle offer with their respective SQL […]

Just days after unveiling two new handheld computers in its popular Zire line, palmOne Friday bid farewell to CFO and Senior Vice President Judy Bruner. Bruner will leave the handheld maker June 18 after more than five years to take on the roles of executive vice president of administration and CFO of SanDisk , a […]

UPDATED: Aiming to give its business service management strategy a boost, BMC Software Thursday agreed to acquire Marimba for $239 million in cash. The purchase price is reflective of a price per share of $8.25, but the total cost will be whittled down to $187 million after adjusting for Marimba’s expected net cash balance as […]

UPDATED NEW YORK — Trumpeting a combination of completely standardized systems, professional services and its famous low-cost delivery model, Dell enlarged its eight-year pact with SAP to bring servers and applications to the enterprise. Dell is battling rivals IBM and HP, both of which are also gunning for more considerable market share in the SMB […]

In a ringing endorsement of its on-demand computing strategy, IBM on Tuesday said it padded an existing IT services agreement with Morgan Stanley to include a utility computing package for $575 million over five years. Big Blue will build technology infrastructure for the financial services giant that draws computing power as needed from a pool […]

UPDATED: The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has completed its first draft of a description language for orchestrating how Web services interact with each other and end-users. Version 1.0 of the Web Services Choreography Description Language version 1.0 (WS-CDL), announced Thursday, is seen as a key component of Web services , which allow applications to […]

Microsoft Monday moved to build out its business intelligence suite by acquiring privately-held ActiveViews for an undisclosed sum. The Redmond, Wash. company has been seeking for ways to improve its SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services software platform, a key piece of the company’s SQL Server used by corporate employees to gauge the operations of their […]

Storage switch maker Brocade Communications Systems followed up last month’s entry-level utility switches Monday by upgrading the fabric for major enterprise customers. The company said its new SilkWorm 24000 Director for big companies is a significant improvement over the previous Silkworm 12000 model, which shuttles data between devices in a computer network. Brocade also unveiled […]

IBM resumed its aggressive positioning against rival EMC by making its storage management software run on EMC hardware. Describing the maneuver as a “silver bullet” for the storage management sector, Big Blue said IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller, which allows users to virtualize storage to manage multiple devices and free up capacity in their storage […]

With so many new government regulations, IT managers are increasingly turning to storage companies who can deliver products that can address loads of long-term data that is not permitted to change, according to compliance rules. The pressure on enterprises has paved the way for startups like Archivas to address a segment of the market experts […]

In an effort to broaden its portfolio and extend its influence overseas, TIBCO Software said Thursday that it will acquire U.K.-based Staffware for $217 million (£122.8 million) in cash. The purchase effectively adds a business process management (BPM) suite to TIBCO’s existing business integration software for collating data in computer systems and grants TIBCO access […]

UPDATED: Microsoft blasted the European Commission for finding it guilty of violating European anti-trust law, and began laying the groundwork for how it plans to appeal the EU’s landmark decision. The EC is “seeking to make a new law that will have an adverse impact on intellectual property rights and the ability of dominant firms […]